Mission/Vision/SLO's
In what year did we revise our mission, vision, and SLO's?
What is 2020?
GHS is committed to providing equity and _______ to all students?
What is access?
According to our SPSA goal number one, GHS will increase the number of students demonstrating mastery of the CA ELA & Math standard by what percent?
What is 5%?
What is one area of strength and growth that the organization focus group identified?
Strength
1. There is a multitude of groups that staff are assigned to or can volunteer with such as student clubs and school site council to improve our school community. 2. Teachers are involved in many aspects of the school and are effective leaders 3. There are many PD opportunities shared with teachers to improve their practice and if a teacher is interested in an outside PD, the administration is happy to approve that opportunity. 4. The school receives a lot of extra resources to support the staff and students such as classroom supplies and tutor.com
Growth
1. The school needs a better place and format to disseminate information amongst staff such as basecamp.com or a weekly newsletter 2. There is a lack of connection and collaboration between departments and administration 3. Some programs would be more effective if they were mandatory like a tutoring schedule 4. PLCs need more support, guidance, and structure to make them more effective and functional
We have five action goal items. What are two out of the five that we have identified as essential goals to focus on over the next six years
Action Goal One: Create systems, protocols, and improved communication amongst all GHS stakeholder
Action Goal Two: Continue to expand PLC work across the campus to improve academic equity school-wide
Action Goal Three: Continue to implement PBIS and Restorative Justice to improve students' social, emotional, and academic well-being
Action Goal Four: Implement systems to measure the number of students meeting the requirements for college and career readiness
Action Goal Five: Implement Student Suggested Classroom Actions to improve students’ sense of belonging
Our vision statement empowers learners to be?
What are college and career-ready?
GHS analyzed data from multiple sources to look at strengths and growth areas. What are three of the sources we looked at?
What is data from the dynamic dashboard, panorama survey, data quest, California School Dashboard, California Healthy Kids Survey, NWEA Map, formative, and summative data?
70.4% of students at GHS qualify for federal free and reduced lunch and is considered a ____________ school?
What is Title 1?
What is one area of strength and growth that the curriculum focus group identified?
1. The CTE department offers a wide variety of programs across many professional disciplines that are open to all students including students in EL and with disabilities. 2. There are 18 different AP courses available and increased enrollment in AP courses. 3. More communication w/ parents, including access to grades and assignments online (Portal, Google Classroom, Blackboard) and information about academic opportunities (through the school website and the PTSA Nitro Newsletter 4. The ELD PLC meets regularly and focuses on helping our EL students, especially in their mainstream classes.
1. PLCs: GHS has made strides implementing PLCs. We are still, however, at the beginning stages and still have room for growing the program. 2. Following up with students after graduation. We have self-reported data but would like to have more information about what our students do post-graduation. 3. Horizontal curriculum integration 4. Create more CTE courses that are articulated with the local community colleges.
For action goal five, one of the tasks is to provide positive feedback on students' work and actions. What is the timeline and growth target for that to be increased by?
What is increasing classroom PBIS feedback by 20% by semester 1 2021/2022?
Our mission statement references the importance of developing a growth mindset. The learning theory was developed by which scholar?
Who is Dr. Carol Dweck?
What was a recommendation the WASC committee made during our 2019 mid-term visit?
What is to improve our communication and community outreach among all stakeholders (GUSD Staff, parents, students, community, etc.)?
Data from the fall 2021 Panorama survey shows that we increased social awareness, growth mindset, and self-efficacy, but we dropped in or did not change in what categories?
What are emotional regulation, sense of belonging, and school safety?
What is one area of strength and growth that the learning and teaching focus group identified?
Strength
1.We have built up the rigor overall across academic courses 2.We have improved in using current-day technology within the coursework 3.We have built up the college prep / AP curriculum and better prepared students for life after graduation 4.We have decreased fail and suspension rates
Growth
1. School spirit and student engagement and accountability in class need improvement 2. Collaboration between peers should occur on a more regular basis 3. All types of student groups should have the same access to technology 4. There should be better consistency across departments in grading, discipline, and rules enforcement
For action goal four, who is responsible for creating a set of college and career readiness skills?
Who are CTE teachers for college and career readiness skills and counselors to track A-G completion by providing baseline %?
According to our student learner outcomes (Slo's) we want our students to leave GHS as resilient scholars, empowered learners, ______________, and ____________________? Fill in the last two blanks.
Who are empathetic leaders and self-guided achievers?
Most of our departments have entered the second phase of or professional learning community (PLC) process and have answered Rick DuFour's first two questions regarding what we want students to know and how to measure if they have learned it. What last two questions do we need to address in future (PLC) work?
What is, how do we respond when some students do not learn, and how will we extend the learning for students who are already proficient?
Based on the data from chapter two, what are two major preliminary student learning needs besides increasing parent engagement?
What is implementing a guaranteed viable curriculum through PLC protocols, increasing students' connectedness to school, or increasing enrollment?
What is one area of strength and growth that the assessment and accountability focus group identified?
Strength
Teachers effectively communicate course expectations to students through the use of syllabi, rubrics, and instruction based on standards. Other methods of communication with parents/guardians and students are through Q, Blackboard, and email. 2. A standards-aligned curriculum is provided for all core-subject courses 3. There has been a shift in grading practices to encourage student’s growth mindset and learning over time 4. Centralized (online and in-person) tutoring programs are available for all students.
Growth
1. Systematic use of common formative assessments in all departments and data analysis to inform instruction across all subject areas 2. Consistently accommodate all student’s learning needs, whether the student is in an advanced course, or have an IEP or a 504 Plan 3. Find ways for students to take advantage of the centralized tutoring program and opportunities offered by their teachers to improve their grade
For action goal one, how will we improve parent and student communication?
What is hold meetings over zoom, utilize blackboard, publish school resources online, continue providing technology to families, hold virtual BTS and Open House meetings?
Our SLOs, mission, and vision statements should align with which GHS and district plan?
What is the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) and the GUSD 2021 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)?
What are GUSD's new LCAP goals?
What is goal one to maximize student achievement, goal two to foster a positive culture of learning, and goal three to ensure the health and safety of students and employees?
In what year did the ELD program model shift to integrated and designated ELD support across grade-level English classes? Also, list one school-wide strategy that was adopted through the work of the ELD PLC?
What is 2018, and the ELD PLC identified various school-wide strategies to support ELLs, such as Think-Pair-Shares, sentence starters, and graphic organizers?
What is one area of strength and growth that the school culture focus group identified?
Strength
Restorative Practices/PBIS 2.Consistent Interventions for students who are struggling academically. 3. Including Counselor to monitor grades every 5 weeks, teacher office hours, after school tutoring and credit recovery plans. 4. Variety of extra-curricular activities that encourage students to build relationships on and off campus.
Growth
Glendale High School offers personalized, multi-tiered support and ensures all students receive the support to meet their academic needs. MTSS is still new at GHS so there is room for improvement 2. Parent engagement. Although we have created many new ways to reach out to parents engagement is still not where we want it to be.
For action goal two, what evidence will we provide to show that we have established systems and documentation to further our PLC progress to increase accountability and functionality?
What are calendars, agendas for PLC meetings, and documented minutes?